The disconnect between what effective instruction looked like in the 20th century and what effective instruction should look like in the 21st century was not established overnight. From the information presented in this unit and from your personal experience:
What do you identify as the most critical reason that many schools are "stuck" in the 20th century modality?
Why do you feel that the world changed but not our schools?
What is your rationale for identifying this reason as the most critical?
Schools are "stuck" as a result of several factors. Schools do not have the the same amount of money as industry does to upgrade technology. In addition there is not adequate time for training or funding to do so. There is also a need to attend to perceived academic college demands which does not allow time for more technology integration/instruction/exploration. Our district tends to train for college rather than employment and in doing so we can somewhat ignore the new bells and whistles that become obsolete quickly and simply aren't used in the university classrooms.
The disconnect between what effective instruction looked like in the 20th century and what effective instruction should look like in the 21st century was not established overnight. From the information presented in this unit and from your personal experience:
- What do you identify as the most critical reason that many schools are "stuck" in the 20th century modality?
- Why do you feel that the world changed but not our schools?
- What is your rationale for identifying this reason as the most critical?
Schools are "stuck" as a result of several factors. Schools do not have the the same amount of money as industry does to upgrade technology. In addition there is not adequate time for training or funding to do so. There is also a need to attend to perceived academic college demands which does not allow time for more technology integration/instruction/exploration. Our district tends to train for college rather than employment and in doing so we can somewhat ignore the new bells and whistles that become obsolete quickly and simply aren't used in the university classrooms.